Los Angeles

3 Killed, 6 Wounded by Gunfire in L.A. County

Three people were fatally shot--including a pregnant woman--and six others were wounded Monday night in shootings across Los Angeles County.

In Pomona, police were looking for three men involved in the fatal drive-by shooting of a pregnant 18-year-old and the wounding of two other people, Sgt. Paul Capraro said.

Maria Maya, four months pregnant, was airlifted to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center where she was pronounced dead at 10:55 p.m., Capraro said.

Maya, a 28-year-old man and another 18-year-old woman were talking about 8 p.m. in front of a house in the 2100 block of Laurel Avenue when three men drove past and started shooting, Capraro said.

The other victims were treated and released from a local hospital.

"Any of the three could have very well been the target, or none [of them]," Capraro said.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Pomona Police Department at (909) 620-2358 or (909) 620-3627.

In South Los Angeles, a 20-year-old woman was killed and a 31-year-old man was in critical condition after another drive-by shooting, Los Angeles Police Officer Hayley Purece said.

Jhana Wilson died after being shot in the upper torso, Purece said. Trent Ross was in critical condition at a local hospital, she said. The shooting took place as Wilson and Ross stood outside a residence in the 5400 block of 2nd Avenue.